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  • Title: Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking gallbladder cancer.
    Author: Ewelukwa O, Ali O, Akram S.
    Journal: BMJ Case Rep; 2014 May 08; 2014():. PubMed ID: 24811556.
    Abstract:
    Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a benign, uncommon variant of chronic cholecystitis characterised by focal or diffuse destructive inflammatory process of the gallbladder (GB). Macroscopically, it appears like yellowish tumour-like masses in the wall of the GB. This article reports on a 74-year-old woman with XGC mimicking GB cancer.
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